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Optical spectroscopy often seems to be somewhat overlooked at Pittcon®, with much of the attention focusing on hyphenated technologies such as GC/MS or ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (... read more

Pittcon® is changing rapidly. After decades where separation science including GC/MS and LC/MS dominated the meeting, a report by Dr. Matt Wilkinson in this issue demonstrates that optical
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Pittcon®, the world’s largest annual conference
and exposition for laboratory science, is the premier venue for innovations, and the Pittcon Editors’ Awards are all about rewarding those types of ... read more

Q: Could you please describe your role at SciAps?
A: I am the co-founder of the business and also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). I lead the setting up of the distribution, the marketing, as well ... read more

Even in minor concentrations, elemental mercury and inorganic and organic bound mercury can have harmful biological effects on organisms. Mercury
and other toxic elements can enter the environment
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The transition metal mercury has many exciting properties; for example, it is the only known metal that is liquid at room temperature, hence its use in thermometers. Other common applications are in ... read more

Handheld or portable XRF instruments have a wide range of applications, from materials and alloy identification to detection of toxic substances and metals analysis. Recent innovations in XRF ... read more

Soon after the first spectrophotometer was built, the challenge of improving it began. How could we make spectrophotometers better? Could we make them smaller, faster, or perhaps improve the ... read more

The demands of environmental and atmospheric monitoring continue to grow in terms of the
number of sites and types of facilities that are being monitored (fixed, mobile, shipboard, airborne) and the ... read more

Of the 979 exhibitors at Pittcon®
2011, held March 13–18 in
Atlanta, GA, 115 were first-time
exhibitors, and more than 200
identified themselves as having something to do with spectroscopy, from ... read more